Vehicle-wheel.



PA'TENTED MAY 19, 1903.

H. M. OMALLEY.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

'APPLIUATION PILED SEPT. 18. 1902.

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UNITED STATES 'Patented May 19, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

VEHlCLE-WHE EL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 728,494, dated May 19,1903. Application filed September 18, 1902. Serial No. 123,849. (NomodeLl To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HOWARD M. OMALLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at GhagrinFalls, in the county of Ouyahoga and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in Vehicle -Wheels; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference markedthereon, which form' a part of this specification.

This invention relates to vehicle-wheels, and particularly to the mannerof constructing the same. It embodies the use of wood encompression-spokes in connection with wire tension-spokes, which alsoact as braces to the wooden spokes.

The object of the invention is to form a wheel of suificient strength tobe used on motor and other vehicles and of greater lightness than anall-wood wheel and of greater strength than a wheel having wire spokesonly. By the use of this "invention the wires act as braces to thewooden spokes and allow the wheel to be made of fewer wooden spokes thanwould otherwise be the case, also avoiding the necessity for staggeringthe spokes.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is.

a perspective View of a part of thewheel.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail showing how the wires are attached to thehub and wooden spokes.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 6 indicates the hub of theWheel; 7, the wooden spokes mortised in a single line straight aroundand in the hub; 8,-the rim, and 9 the and they extend from the band tothe outer end of the wooden spokes, bracing them on both sides. Eachwoodenspoke is braced by 7 four wires, two on a side, and the wires arepreferably set tangentially, as shown.

The wire spokes are joined to the bands by hook-fingers 6 )rojecting atthe outer edges of the bands and engaging the heads 6 of socket-pieces6' into which the ends of the wires are screwed. They are joined to thewooden spokes by means of ferrules 7 on said spokes adjacent to the rim,said ferrules having hook-fingers 7 similar to the fingers 6", engagingsocket pieces 6 the same as above described. r

The means for attaching the wires to the hub-bands and the wooden spokesmay be varied as desired; but the construction shown and described isbelieved to be advantageous and of good appearance.

By the invention disclosed the wire spokes partly support the weightunder tension and also serve to bind the wooden spokes in the hub and toprevent the wheel from buckling. The tangential arrangement of the wirescauses them'to cross each other, and, if desired, theymay be tied wherethey cross to give increased rigidity to the wheel.

What I claim is-- r 1. In a wheel, the combination with a hub and a rim,of a middle line of compressionspokes, and outer lines of tangentialtensionbraces on both sides thereof, joined to the heads of the spokesand to the hub at a dis tance-from'the feet of the spokes, bracing thespokes laterally and circumferentially, substantially as described.

2. In a wheel, the combination with a hub and arim, ofcompression-spokes, and tension-braces on both sides thereof, joined totheheads of the spokes and to the hub at a distance from the feet of thespokes.

3. In a wheel, the combination with a hub having annular bands at itsends, and a rim, of wooden spokes between A the. bands, and wire spokesspaced at the" hub from the wooden spokes and extending from the bandsto the heads of the wooden spokes.

In testimony whereof. Iaffix my signature in presence of two witnesses.Y

HOWARD. M. OMALLEY.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. BOMMHARDT, LOTTIE NEWBURN.

